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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Corporal Hitch assigned to Lewis' platoon?
(a) Lewis is "green" and could use his help.
(b) He is being punished with combat duty.
(c) He requested Lewis' platoon.
(d) He admires Chesty Puller.

2. In Chapter 1, what desire does Lewis' father have for his son?
(a) To see him honor the family name by succeeding in a military career.
(b) To become a four star General.
(c) To do his best in whatever field suits Louis.
(d) To finish college and attend law school.

3. What war is America fighting in 1967?
(a) The Korean War.
(b) The Vietnam War.
(c) Afghanistan War.
(d) Desert Storm.

4. At what point in his life does the author begin telling his story?
(a) The summer of 1971.
(b) The fall of 1945.
(c) At eleven years of age.
(d) At six years of age.

5. To what base is Lewis's father transferred in 1954?
(a) Norfolk Naval Base in Portsmouth, Virginia.
(b) Port Everglades in Saluda, Virginia
(c) Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
(d) The Marine Recruit Depot in San Diego.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Lewis' unit deployed when he first arrives in Vietnam?

2. Which friend from the states does Lewis encounter at the officer's club bar in Vietnam?

3. Why is Lewis's locker raided in Chapter 2?

4. To what country do young men flee to in 1967 to avoid the wartime draft?

5. What news does Toddy give Lewis in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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